Electoral dysfunction
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[New York] : Trio Pictures :, [2012].
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DVD GOV. & POLITICS ELECTORAL
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Published
[New York] : Trio Pictures :, [2012].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
091037438669

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2012.
Creation/Production Credits
Co-producer, Mridu Chandra ; editor, Jay Keuper ; director of photography, Joseph Friedman.
Participants/Performers
Host, Mo Rocca.
Description
"The film opens as Mo makes an eye-opening discovery: The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to vote. Mo sets out to learn why the Founding Fathers deliberately omitted the right to vote from the Constitution--and to understand the consequences of this decision. His quest leads him to Indiana, which has some of the strictest voting laws in the country. He meets two impassioned local activists--Republican Dee Dee Benkie of Versailles and Democrat Mike Marshall of North Vernon--who take him inside their efforts to turn out every vote. Dee Dee, a member of the Republican National Committee who worked in Karl Rove's office at the White House, has met her match in Mike, a veteran political consultant and former State Representative. Things heat up when the Republicans file a lawsuit challenging thousands of Democratic absentee ballots. As he progresses on his journey, Mo explores the heated debate over Voter ID and voter fraud; searches for the Electoral College; gets to know a former felon who mistakenly believed she was disenfranchised for life; critiques ballot design with Todd Oldham; and encounters a range of activists, experts, and election administrators, along with some highly opinionated third graders, who offer commentary on how voting works--or doesn't work--in America. Woven throughout the film are sequences in which Mo meets reformers working to bring greater fairness and transparency to our election system. Among these reformers are proponents of the National Popular Vote Campaign, who have devised a plan to reform the Electoral College without a Constitutional amendment. Although this pragmatic measure--which would result in direct election of the President--has already passed in 31 state legislative chambers, it has received scant attention from the mainstream media. These stories carry the film into the future while giving viewers concrete steps they can take to help bring about change."--Provided by Producer.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
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DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rocca, M., Deschamps, D., Farrell, L. D., Singer, B. L., & Chandra, M. (2012). Electoral dysfunction . Trio Pictures :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mo Rocca et al.. 2012. Electoral Dysfunction. Trio Pictures.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mo Rocca et al.. Electoral Dysfunction Trio Pictures, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rocca, Mo, et al. Electoral Dysfunction Trio Pictures :, 2012.

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